Pouring vinegar onto a plant will kill the leaves but it is not effective in killing the roots. Adding orange oil extract to the vinegar will make it a more potent leaf killer. Adding salt to the soil is more effective at killing the roots. Smothering the weed under plastic or five sheets of newspaper is effective and does not poison the soil. Pouring boiling water onto a weed will harm the root hairs and the weed will wither but not necessarily kill it. By its very content, Roundup is a poison and you are poisoning your soil by applying it.
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